I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

[days_unfolding]

I'm in Austin after what would have been an uneventful flight except that the person sitting next to me's coffee spilled all over me.

I was startled by how different the terrain was from any that I know. It's kind of spring green dotted with trees and rivers. It's tough to describe the difference, but it looks very different from, say, Iowa, even though they both have green, trees, and rivers.

Austin seems to run like a well-oiled machine. Maybe too well. I expected a little more funk--though the downtown area seems to have it--and not a place that feels a lot like San Jose or Dallas.

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[zhaneel.livejournal.com]

If you get a chance for a free evening, you might try going to Lake Travis (i think).. it's one of the best sunset watching places around Austin and has balconies upon balconies of this restaurant devoted to watching the sun go down over the lake.

Hardest things for me about Austin were the horizontal traffic lights and the weird u-turns on the divided roads.

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the suggestion!

I'm planning to walk around downtown first, but plan to drive later in the week. I'm a little nervous about driving, but it can't be that bad.